SNOWSTORM BATTLE IN A HILLEBERG SOULO - Blencathra Summit Lake District UK Wild Camping Backpacking

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[@krisgleave]

Loved that Al, really well put together. Definitely wish I’d filmed more through the night as yours really did it justice. Amazing how much room is in a SOULO. Next time we’ll take a bigger tent 😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

As said… we made it work. Great night out mate in some testing conditions. Look forward to the next one👊

[@krisgleave]

@ yeah 100%. Beast from the East looks promising

[@jessicabaxter4868]

Great camp Al! Thanks for bringing us along 😊

[@liamahern8527]

Thanks for sharing Al, it really was epic 👍❄️🌨️

[@dappyyappy]

Brokeback Mountain: Snow Paradise

[@mikasipilae]

😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 I mean I’m pretty desperate

[@leeallen8840]

Cracking episode. Lots of drama with the weather conditions. Perfect content.

[@krisgleave]

@@dappyyappy 😂

[@krisgleave]

@@BUSHMANandBLUE 😂

[@wishdarkstalkaz4050]

Absolutely love it...! This highlights the difference between casual hikers reading reviews about kit & thinking they know it all & well-acclimated people who actually have a wealth of real time experience & push kit to know what’s capable. Jealous...think I’m gonna have to take a train & then walk to the middle of nowhere soon. ATB .Wish.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Experience definitely helps as you can have all the best gear but not know truly how to use it or be able to adapt quickly. Cheers Wish.

[@rooksfoot1184]

LOL assumption is the mother of all fu..... ups..... Brilliant vid gents 👍

[@paulaparkinson7067]

That looked epic but brutal .... Respect to you both !!

[@benny_mc]

Great stuff! Looks like good fun. Fair play to you both 👍❄️🥶🤠

[@jensmurf]

Hope Blue kept the fire going and had a nice hot choc on for your return !

[@toddmullin-3519]

Now that is the weather that I enjoy. Have a great week.

[@Fantic156]

Probably the best advert for a Hilleberg ... everrrr ... 😜

[@philpoole5670]

Great vlog …..looked some what rough glad you both made it safely back down

[@christopherstirling8539]

To borrow your words, EPIC but I would like to say such a grand walk out from the peak in the morning. Thanks to you both.

[@RichardLongden-e1k]

That was truly a WOW shot for sure.

[@grahamscothern4319]

Omg Al that was insane ! Glad your both made it through ! Atb Graham

[@thewhofan1964]

Hilleberg now realising they need to reclassify the Soulo as a 1 1/2 person tent. (Leg extension sold separately)

[@INSOLESandLACES]

Great teamwork, great adventure. All the very best lads. ❤

[@RobinB828]

Great video. Glad you’re safe.

[@azclaimjumper]

Any Hilleberg tent is the equivalent of a 5-Star hotel out in the boonies, especially the Soulo. That is a massive job taking the Soulo down with all that snow/ice on everything. Your MicroSpikes I'd consider as "mandatory" equipment in the weather conditions & snow/ice covering the trail. Warm Regards from Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Solid tent but definitely tough to take down even with two people helping. Thanks as always👍

[@w1nchester32]

awesome...respect... great entertainment

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

👊

[@ElizaPurest]

😂 all the gear and no idea ❤brilliant 😂

[@flamefox8989]

Men & communication 😂Tent, what tent?!🤣

[@malcolminstone4213]

I really enjoyed that, sat in my warm lounge! The 🐐 ❤

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 thanks Mal

[@juleesadventures7925]

Brilliant but insane ❤

[@graham_avis6105]

Now we're talking, my favourite tent my a country mile. Great video and an equally great adventure!!

[@therossendalerambler-mikei7294]

That’s making my trek up Piko O Blisco on Friday look tame with 50mph gusts 😂

[@Olan...]

I started off feeling a bit nervous watching this AL. First of all i was pleased to see you using 2 poles but then i was starting to get worried when it turned out that it was 2 blokes with 2 poles in a tiny tent and if you said that you had forgottten your sleeping bag as well i was going to turn it off ...i needn't have feared and it was a very good watch indeed 👌

[@margaretomahony7528]

Very romantic snow 🌨️ stay safe🍳

[@kathleenorr9237]

Could feel the cold through the screen 🥶 and that wind was blowing…

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂

[@CragScrambler]

Proper little adventure though, one you both thankfully can look back on.

[@peterclarke3990]

Just too intense!!!! (2 in tents) Who’s looking after Blue whilst you living the life of luxury up there with Captain Scott!

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

It was all super calm really👌

[@peterclarke3990]

@@BUSHMANandBLUEYeah, right! I’ve edited my comment.

[@lakota_stu]

Been waiting for this one, LFG!!!!

[@Simon.77752]

You mr are a legend 👍

[@bluessky3905]

Epic!! ❤

[@medievalladybird394]

Not my day for a daydream, but awesome. I tried that only once in 73, walking home through kneedeep and more snow and bad weather up the North steep slope of the Laber (1684mtrs) in Oberammergau. (Yes we lived up there) I was done for and a few days later in hospital for four weeks. I did some silly things when I was young.😅

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 some great memories though I’m sure.

[@seasoldier3902]

Top Tip: When camping in those conditions, I would take a washing-up brush. This could be used to clear snow off the tent and your boots before entering the tent or when packing away! I learned that little trick from training in the Norwegian Arctic during winter exercises. Part of the issued kit.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

A hammer too to break the ice on my boots😂

[@seasoldier3902]

@@BUSHMANandBLUE 🤣

[@Peter-Lindsay]

No words 😂😂😂 absolutely mental 😂😂😂

[@outsidethepyramid]

LOL now then, that's a triumph of miscommunication with the tents

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

I wasn’t bothered either way. I do like testing kit in bad weather so the Bivvy would have been fun😬

[@outsidethepyramid]

@@BUSHMANandBLUE Exactly, we really know that Al. you love testing kit, and that certainly was an interesting and entertaining challenge!

[@MelanieRiley-lt2rl]

subbed kris , brilliant🤣

[@tenzin044]

EPIC!

[@joebaldry]

prior planning prevents

[@mattyratty999]

How long ago was this filmed? Was hoping to catch some of this weather and wondering if I've missed the window. Videos just getting better and better, keep it up!

[@timosimracing1227]

Bonkers, but brilliant!

[@xix94]

You my man are mad crazy in a good way though 😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 always

[@tracymac1111]

Wow…. It’s official… You are hardcore.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 soft as a teddy bear

[@richardsmith1018]

On one hand, I'd have to say someone's cornbread isn't quite cooked yet, and one the other, I'd say, epic.

[@margaretomahony7528]

Cuddle up to keep warm 🥵

[@1bea2008]

That looks rough. How on earth you do it. Brrrrr !!!!

[@jpevans01]

Well - that is one good friend! “Mate can I share your one man tent?” 😂😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂yeah a good lad.

[@nickbell8634]

When you said legs out, i thought you meant in the porch part not actually outside! 😅

[@MrDancingBishop]

Least you didn't both turn up with bivvy's expecting the other to have a tent 😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 I would have just dug in to a snow drift and chilled out

[@DemiGod..]

This was diferent for 4 reasons : 1) Each guyline had it's own peg 2) Was pitched with the side into the wind as if he expected you to turn up with just a bivvy. 3) Camping inthe worst weather with a Soulo RL instead of a Soulo BL. 4) No dog Great advert for a Soulo, your friend should become a hilleberg ambassador. Bet it is alot quicker taking down and packing away your tunnel with half the guylines. What is the reason for bringing the foam mat, is the air mat not good enough?

[@Pwecko]

Chris treated those frozen guys as if they were delicate flower stems, while Alan looked like a fifteen year old studying a copy of Playboy.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂😂😂 I’ve done it enough… not playboy 😂

[@hedleythorne]

Holy **** what an amazing looking adventure. The Soulo is an absolute hero, just taken delivery of one myself. Al, you and Blue would love one for your adventures.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Yeah it was solid. Very wet inside though but there was two of us.

[@azclaimjumper]

You'll end up "Willing" your Soulo to a relative - it'll outlast you. Warm Regard from Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

[@hedleythorne]

@azclaimjumper I had been using the Abisko Lite 1 but it suffered a couple of tears, and it is too low so my videos all have me hunched over! The Soulo feels light years ahead. I am fine with a bit of condensation so long as I am warm.

[@azclaimjumper]

@ THE job of a tent it to provide "shelter", rely on your sleep system for warmth.

[@margaretomahony7528]

No farting tent is too small😂😂😂

[@scottdenton3860]

Great video!! Is blue still going strong?

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Yep. Just chillin’ at home

[@uni-bob-kayaking]

Not worried 1 bit having to sleep in a bivvy in them conditions? Horrible conditions acting like it's a summers day 😂😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

I had loads of down gear so I’d have been warm and cosy😬🥶

[@racelox]

Who was giving and who was taking...?

[@keithtanner2806]

Those poles are over long especially for ascent.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Not for me. Perfect 👌

[@philsmith2444]

@@BUSHMANandBLUEYep, just choke up on them. Long is nice in deep snow, I have an old pair of Black Diamonds that extend to 150cm instead of the standard 140. The extra 10cm makes going downhill easier.

[@robertwood6297]

is the super expensive PHD jacket any good

[@neiwar]

Hahaha. You crazy bastards heading out in that weather … next time you may want to communicate about accommodation arrangements. Hahaha great vid.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

I like the challenge of the unknown 😂

[@reynaldoflores8829]

Couldn't you take a lamp or flash light with heat bulb..don't forget extra batteris

[@littlegrandadoutdoors]

What bivvybag did you use Alan??.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

This was the RAB Alpine Bivvy. It’s pretty good and basic

[@littlegrandadoutdoors]

@@BUSHMANandBLUE cheers pal... no condensation then???

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

@littlegrandadoutdoors Often in a Bivvy it will be damp. This night though the moisture froze to the inside but not much.

[@littlegrandadoutdoors]

@BUSHMANandBLUE I have a few different bivvy bags, from cheap to expensive, the only one that is always dry, no matter what??? It's the british army bivvy bag... have not managed to test my alpkit kloke bivvy in the right conditions yet ....Take care out there.

[@philsmith2444]

⁠@@littlegrandadoutdoors I have a USGI Gore-Tex bivy that works great but it’s as heavy as my 2P4S tent (way heavier than my 1P3Ss) and there’s not a lot of room for a pad and lofty bag. Right zip bags are harder to find, too. It’ll shrug off stuff that’ll shred the tent, though. But being unable to go the whole night without peeing at least once means I take the tent in winter.

[@garydavey5775]

Where's Blue?

[@hunt4redoctober628]

Did you let the local Mountain Rescue team know where you were heading, just in case?

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 if I was that type I’d have an ambulance on standby for most of my life.

[@SpecialEdEddEddy]

He didn't say nothing but I know he was pissed🙄that was inconsiderate af to know where you're going and know conditions and not have what's needed🙄then he has to suffer helping you🙄that was fucked up!!

[@LindaClayton-p2x]

Why don't you take a couple of hand warmers to put in your boots .would defrost then plus a plastic carrier bag 😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Yeah would work👌Only takes a couple mins to soften with my body heat

[@jillweare1563]

How do you not piss all over yourself in that wind 😮😂😳🤣🤣

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂 I’ve done that about 3 times in my life and learnt you have to aim slightly sideways to the wind not with your back to it👌😂

[@azclaimjumper]

Imagine being female & having to piss in those conditions. Warm Regard from Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.

[@kathylarson8876]

Back to the wind

[@seanking6409]

A bit of jiggery pokery eh,lol..... sounds a bit rude 😂

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

😂innuendo bingo😂

[@eyeswideopen627]

My my my major communication fail id say.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

Naaaaaaah. I was hoping I could test out the Bivvy in that although it was comfier having my head in his tent.

[@chrisbeebeer]

Er, heard of a telephone?

[@Steven-v6l]

thanks for letting Blue stay home in that weather ... not fit for man nor beast.

[@daveglowacki8724]

Bring the gear you need; don’t assume someone will bring a large enough tent for you to stay in. Stay out in your bivy if that’s all you bring. You’d have been on your own if it had been me.

[@404040h]

Want a nice fella you are.

[@suedurbin1016]

Bit rude!

[@14lebonrupt]

Its called “content creation” to excite the gullible like you to make clever dick comments. It works….

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

@daveglowacki8724 I don’t know you at all but help you if you needed it.

[@flamefox8989]

Your comfort versus someone's life?!

[@charlottegrieff662]

Bl**dy Hell, Al. What a trip.

[@BUSHMANandBLUE]

‘Twas 😂